View full size(Courtesy Photo)The Calhoun family and state Rep. Joseph Graves with Gov. Rick Snyder at the signing of Dominick's Law, which strengthens penalties for child abuse, in memory of Dominick Calhoun of Argentine Township.

GENESEE
COUNTY, MI – Governor Rick Snyder today signed into law legislation
known as "Dominick's Law, " stiffening penalties for child abuse.

"Today
we strengthen child abuse penalties in Michigan and honor Dominick Calhoun's
memory while making Michigan a safer place for children to grow up," said
Graves in a news release. "While nothing will bring Dominick back, he will
forever be remembered for helping protect all Michigan children from child
abuse, and that will not be forgotten."

Relatives of
Dominick Calhoun were in Lansing for the signing Tuesday.

The boy's grandfather
Rick Calhoun said Thursday evening he wanted to read through the entirety of the latest version of the
legislation before he comments on the signing.

He said in
May after the state House passed the bills: "It's sad we have to have a law for
that, but it's going to stop repeating offenders," Rick Calhoun.

"You can't stop
people from hurting kids, but you can stop it from happening again and again."